Nome climate

Nome Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Nome Muni AP, 2 km from Nome

Average highs run from 57°F on August 1 to 54°F on August 31, and lows from 45°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 in over about 15 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nome, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.22 in
Record high
83°FAug 8, 1966
Record low
23°FAug 30, 1913
Chance of a freeze
42%
Daylight
18 h 01 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
11.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 157°F45°F77°F 197233°F 196746%0%
Aug 257°F45°F78°F 197230°F 193847%0%
Aug 357°F45°F78°F 197233°F 197047%0%
Aug 457°F45°F79°F 202129°F 192247%0%
Aug 557°F45°F78°F 198129°F 193247%0%
Aug 657°F45°F74°F 191432°F 193747%0%
Aug 756°F45°F79°F 196730°F 193547%0%
Aug 856°F45°F83°F 196632°F 190847%0%
Aug 956°F45°F73°F 197830°F 192848%0%
Aug 1056°F45°F75°F 197830°F 192848%0%
Aug 1156°F45°F77°F 201433°F 199648%0%
Aug 1256°F45°F77°F 196431°F 202147%0%
Aug 1356°F45°F81°F 196427°F 197347%0%
Aug 1456°F45°F81°F 200529°F 197347%0%
Aug 1556°F45°F80°F 200529°F 192947%0%
Aug 1656°F45°F68°F 192624°F 192947%0%
Aug 1756°F45°F68°F 194025°F 191447%0%
Aug 1856°F45°F70°F 195627°F 196647%
Aug 1956°F45°F80°F 200428°F 190047%
Aug 2056°F44°F78°F 200432°F 198047%
Aug 2156°F44°F81°F 197729°F 196947%
Aug 2256°F44°F79°F 197724°F 192946%
Aug 2356°F44°F77°F 197728°F 198846%
Aug 2456°F44°F70°F 200829°F 192046%
Aug 2556°F44°F71°F 200427°F 191846%
Aug 2655°F44°F70°F 194128°F 191646%
Aug 2755°F44°F70°F 199527°F 198446%
Aug 2855°F43°F69°F 198126°F 199446%
Aug 2955°F43°F67°F 194127°F 192746%
Aug 3055°F43°F67°F 201623°F 191346%
Aug 3154°F43°F72°F 201626°F 191946%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nome, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 12:07 AM
August 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 10:21 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026617 (Nome Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.